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[CITE: 22USC3782]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                        CHAPTER 51--PANAMA CANAL
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS
 
                         Part 5--Public Property
 
Sec. 3782. Transfers and cross-servicing between agencies


(a) Transfers of facilities, buildings, structures, improvements, stocks 
        and equipment located in the Republic of Panama

    In the interest of economy and maximum efficiency in the utilization 
of property and facilities of the United States, there are authorized to 
be transferred between departments and agencies of the United States, 
with or without reimbursement, such facilities, buildings, structures, 
improvements, stock, and equipment located in the Republic of Panama, 
and used for their activities therein, as may be mutually agreed upon by 
the departments and agencies involved and approved by the President of 
the United States or his designee.

(b) Cross-servicing agreements

    The Commission may enter into cross-servicing agreements with any 
other department or agency of the United States for the use of 
facilities, furnishing of services, or performance of functions.

(c) Transfer of records to Government of Republic of Panama

    The Commission, any department or agency of the United States, or 
any United States court in the Republic of Panama is authorized to 
transfer to the Government of the Republic of Panama any record of such 
Commission, department, agency, or court, or copy thereof, including any 
record acquired from the Canal Zone Government or Panama Canal Company 
(including any vital statistics record), to any other department, 
agency, or court of the United States if such action is determined by 
the Commission, the head of the department or agency concerned, or the 
judge of the court concerned to be in the interest of the United States. 
Transfer of any record or copy thereof under this section to the 
Government of the Republic of Panama shall be made under the 
coordination of and with the approval of the United States Ambassador to 
the Republic of Panama.

(d) Applicability to Smithsonian Institution

    The provisions of this section shall apply to the Smithsonian 
Institution.

(Pub. L. 96-70, title I, Sec. 1502, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 488.)

                         Delegation of Functions

    Functions vested in President by subsec. (a) of this section 
delegated to Secretary of Defense, see section 1-106 of Ex. Ord. No. 
12215, May 27, 1980, 45 F.R. 36043, set out as a note under section 3601 
of this title.
